Poaceae Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
Sand Dropseed
Navajo - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 163
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Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
Scientific name: Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray
USDA symbol: SPCR (
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Common names: Sand Dropseed
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as forage by animals.
RECRD: 3203 id: 38787